The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB)

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Monday, July 1, Year II

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Steve Merritt, 3B, Brooklyn (26-L .320/.401/.459) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 5 R and 5 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (2nd career PoW)
PCL Player of the Week - Dave Bailey, LF, Los Angeles (24-S .278/.376/.528 Had 8 hits (15 AB) with 2 2B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO, 5 R, 6 RBI in 7 G (3 GS) (5 for 6 with a 2B and 2 HR against Portland)

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

June 24 - LF Rick Ingledue (31-L) of Minnesota had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had 5 RBI at home versus Denver. The Twins won, 11 to 3.
June 24 - Philadelphia lost SP Jack Senese (26-R) for 3 months with a messed up knee. He was 10-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 17 starts. Last year, he was 19-5 as a rookie and led the NL in ERA (2.14).
June 24 - CF Dave Tirone (27-R) of Cincinnati went 5 for 5, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI at Detroit. The Reds won, 7 to 5.
June 24 - 1B Vince Chappell (38-R) of Cleveland hit a Grand Slam, drew a walk and had 5 RBI at Pittsburgh. The Indians won, 6 to 2.
June 25 - CF Bob Holder (27-R) of Dallas had 4 hits with a double and 4 RBI at home versus Milwaukee. The Eagles won, 10 to 6.
June 25 - Cincinnati lost CF Dave Tirone (27-R) for the season with post concussion syndrome. He led the NL in hits last year with 220.
June 26 - LF Dave Schoenfeld (29-R) of Oakland hit 2 doubles and drew 2 walks, scored a run and had 5 RBI at Seattle. The Oaks won, 6 to 2.
June 26 - Don Polcha (29-R) of San Diego pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus San Francisco. He walked 3 and struck out 6. He is now 9-4 with a 3.77 ERA.
June 27 - Ron Bozeman (33-L) of Boston pitched a 5 hit shutout at Cleveland. He walked 1 and struck out 1. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 11-5 with a 2.62 ERA.
June 28 - 1B Bob Trigg (30-S) of Houston had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 5 RBI at home versus Los Angeles. The Astros won, 16 to 6.
June 28 - David Haggins (28-R) of Washington pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He walked 2 and struck out 9. He is now 10-4 with a 2.74 ERA. Last season, he was 5-9 with a 5.73 ERA in 17 starts.
June 29 - Jamie Cleveland (31-L) of Pittsburgh, in his first start of the season, pitched a 5 hit shutout at Philadelphia. He walked 2 and struck out 3. He had a 1.98 ERA last year for Cleveland and has an 0.73 ERA this year for Pittsburgh. For Portland, he had an ERA of 4.76.

Random Fact of Week: Portland swept the monthly awards in the PCL for June! I told you June was our month! Other notable Beavers who excelled in June: C Dennis Webb, .406 BA with a .947 OPS; 1B Jeff Austin, .303 BA with an .894 OPS and 19 R and 19 RBI; 3B Larry Sinchak. only 28 AB, but hit .429 with a .931 OPS; LF Tony Casarez, .266 BA with an .825 OPS with 24 R and 17 RBI; RF Woody Griesbach, 37 AB with a .351 BA and a 1.067 OPS with 9 R and 8 RBI; P Angel Gaspar, 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 38 SO in 42.2 IP; P Bob Grigg, 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA, P Dave Shoemake, 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA and only 4 BB in 5 starts; P Barry Chapman, 1-0 1SV, 1.76 ERA with 7 H and 3 BB in 15.1 IP with 17 SO; P Mitch Dowdell, 2-1 3SV, 2.30 ERA with 8 H and 3 BB in 15.2 IP with 9 SO; P Jorge Reyna, 2-0 1SV, 1.10 ERA with 9 H and 3 BB in 16.1 IP with 14 SO. We finished up the month 22-8 (.733), but went 2-4 in our last 6.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for April, Year II

NL Player of the Month: Jim Foor, rf/1b, Philadelphia .378/.452/.789 90 AB, 6 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 12 BB, 9 SO, 3 SB, 3 CS, 25 R, 30 RBI in 24 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Ricky Davalos, rhp, Brooklyn 4-1 1.34 ERA 6 GS, 47 IP, 31 H, 1 HR, 17 BB, 24 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Bob Rankin, cf, New York .272/.327/.391 92 AB, 2 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, 21 SO, 3 SB, 2 CS, 8 R, 14, RBI in 24 G

PCL Player of the Month: Paul Bouvet, 2b, Portland .365/.416/.538 104 AB, 6 2b, 3 3b, 2 HR, 8 BB, 6 SO, 14 SB, 6 CS, 25 R, 14 RBI, in 23 G (So the NL gets 2 PoM's)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Allen Sanders, rhp, Los Angeles 4-1 1.10 ERA 5 GS, 41 IP, 35 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 10 SO (2-0 vs Portland)
PCL Rookie of the Month: Marty Roessler, rhp, Denver 3-0 2.38 ERA 3 GS, 22.2 IP, 22 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 SO

Monthly Awards for May, Year II

NL Player of the Month: Damien Carr, 3b, Detroit .366/.460/.720 93 AB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 18 BB, 19 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 22 R, 33 RBI in 26 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Mark Bohren, rhp, Washington 3-0 2.63 ERA 8 SV 13 G, 13.2 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 12 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Bob Rankin, cf, New York .327/.370/.505 101 AB, 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 6 BB, 14 SO, 9 SB, 2 CS, 14 R, 16 RBI in 27 G (25 GS) (2nd straight RoM)

PCL Player of the Month: Randy Schmitt, cf, Kansas City .354/.392/.602 113 AB, 5 2b, 1 3b, 7 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO, 12 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 24 RBI in 28 G (27 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Mike Butler, rhp, Dallas 5-0 1.43 ERA 5 GS, 37.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 31 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Rick Dill, 3b, Houston .291/.333/.515 103 AB, 11 2B, 4 HR, 6 BB, 23 SO, 13 R, 17 RBI in 27 G

Monthly Awards for June, Year II

NL Player of the Month: Steve Merritt, 3b, Brooklyn .387/.488/.613 106 AB, 6 2B, 6 HR, 19 BB, 16 SO, 23 R, 15 RBI in 30 G (28 GS)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff Johnson, rhp, Washington 6-0 2.20 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 28 H, 3 HR, 15 BB, 23 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Gary Henry, rhp, Brooklyn 4-0 4.66 ERA 8 G 1 GS 19.1 IP 17 H 2 HR 16 BB 15 SO (not such a great month)

PCL Player of the Month: Paul Bouvet, 2b, Portland .372/.408/.661 121 AB, 4 2b, 8 3b, 5 HR, 8 BB, 8 SO, 11 SB, 2 CS, 21 R, 27 RBI in 28 G (25 GS) (2nd PoM this season)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Don Panighetti, lhp, Portland 4-1 1.52 ERA 6 GS, 47.1 IP, 32 H, 3 HR, 12 BB, 21 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Bob Draper, rf, Portland .372/.402/.679 78 AB, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 4 BB, 8 SO, 1 SB, 2 CS, 12 R, 18 RBI in 20 G (18 GS)

[Questdog]

Monday, July 1, Year II

We are in Houston to play a 3 games series. The Astros just won 3 of 4 from the Angels here over the weekend and are 8-3 in their last 11 games. We are 3-3 against them so far this season and lost 2 of 3 the last time we were in the Astrodome, May 3-5. The Astros are 9th in scoring in the PCL this season with 3.87 runs per game (Portland is #5 with 4.20). Even though the Astrodome is a great place to pitch, they are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.55 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.16).

Portland Beavers (51-30 .630 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (34-44 .436 11.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Larry Smith (27-R 1-0 0.00) Rookie vs. HOU: John Manly (26-R 1-7 5.32)

We are 1-1 versus Manly this year, but he did not get his win against us. We chased him in the 3rd inning once, but the other time he went a full 6 and only gave us 3 runs, though he walked 5 and stuck out 1.

This will be Smith's 2nd start as a Beaver; in his 1st, he pitched a shutout. We need him to go deep in this game because Barry Chapman is the only reliever we have that is not asking for a day off.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .322-177-5-35-.920) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .265-185-4-15-.701) Rookie 5 for his last 48 (.104)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .372-78-5-18-1.082) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .255-302-12-39-.747) 2 for 3 with 1 HR vs Manly
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .265-204-8-23-.758) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .252-206-4-16-.681)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .220-246-5-22-.624) WS MVP
8: C Phil Parker (28-S .259-27-0-3-.644)
9: P Larry Smith (27-L .500-4-0-0-1.000) Rookie

HOUSTON
1: 1B Bob Trigg (30-S .317-221-1-19-.764) Silver Slugger
2: RF Dave Longman (24-R .289-204-5-23-.785)
3: 2B Bob Webster (23-S .280-307-3-28-.717)
4: 3B Rick Dill (24-R .299-231-7-35-.830) Rookie #13 prospect
5: LF Tony Baez (33-R .229-266-9-38-.636)
6: CF Don Mosley (30-R .193-270-3-22-.533)
7: C Steve Coker (23-R .252-119-0-5-.621) Rookie
8: SS Russ Mitchell (32-R .277-264-2-18-.684)
9: P John Manly (26-R .167-18-0-0-.417)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 12,956

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet lines a 3-1 pitch for a hit to left. Omar Flores lines a 3-1 pitch to center for a hit, but Bouvet gets thrown out at 3rd by Don Mosley. Bob Draper up and Flores steals 2nd on the first pitch, a ball. Draper hits a 2-0 pitch and pops out to short. Jeff Austin loops a hit to center and Flores scores without a throw! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez up and Austin steals 2nd on the first pitch, a strike. Casarez lines a hit to center and Austin heads home....safe! Casarez goes to 2nd on the throw home. 2 to 0, Beavers! Dave Lesley strikes out.

Bottom of the First:
Bob Trigg swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Dave Longman grounds out to short, 1B Jeff Austin making a nice scoop of a throw in the dirt. Bob Webster swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Paul Bouvet lines a hit to left, Omar Flores gets beaned and Bob Draper draws a walk to load the bases up with no outs. Jeff Austin flies out to deep center and Bouvet scores without a throw. 3 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez lines out to center and Flores tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Dave Lesley grounds out to the pitcher...

Bottom of the Fifth:
After retiring the first 12 batters in a row, P Larry Smith gives up a hit to Rick Dill to lead off the Fifth. Tony Baez lines a hit to center. Don Mosley bunts the runners up. Steve Coker lines a hit to left and Dill scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. The Bullpen is alerted. Russ Mitchell pops out to short. P John Many flies out to center!

Top of the Sixth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a hit and Tony Casarez hits a home run to right!! 5 to 1, Beavers! P John Manley is relieved. New Pitcher: Barry Haneke (28-R) with a 1.99 ERA in 40.2 IP. He is having an off year; his ERA was 1.70 last season. He strikes out Dave Lesley and Jeff Schottler, but Phil Parker grounds a hit to center. P Larry Smith grounds out to short.

Top of the Seventh:
Paul Bouvet leads off with a walk. With 2 outs, Jeff Austin triples to right center! 6 to 1, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Won - 6 to 1

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Houston had 6 hits and made no errors

Larry Smith (W 2-0) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 6 hits, no walk, 1 HB and struck out 1. We needed him to go deep; I'd say he did it!

John Manly (L 1-8) went 5+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 4.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits and 2 walks and scored 2 runs. 1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. LF Tony Casarez had 2 hits with his 9th home run of the season and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 2, Year II

Portland Beavers (52-30 .634 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (34-45 .430 12 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: David Shoemake (27-R 3-1 3.38) Rookie vs. HOU: Pete Henderson (25-R 4-4 4.80) Rookie

We have not faced Henderson before. He had a rough start to his Major League career, but has won his last 3 starts.

Shoemake has had 5 starts: 3 CG and 2 utter bombs. Last time out was one of the bombs, when he gave up 10 hits and 7 runs in 3.1 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .328-180-5-35-.933) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .266-188-4-15-.703) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .354-82-5-18-1.037) Rookie
4: 1B Tony Casarez (20-L .269-208-9-26-.777) Rookie
5: LF Woody Griesbach (24-R .220-132-5-15-.669) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .252-210-4-16-.678)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .216-250-5-22-.615) WS MVP
8: C Phil Parker (28-S .258-31-0-3-.626)
9: P Dave Shoemake (27-L .000-11-0-2-.083) Rookie

HOUSTON
1: 1B Bob Trigg (30-S .311-225-1-19-.751) Silver Slugger
2: 2B Dave Longman (24-R .288-208-5-23-.779)
3: LF Mike Cunningham (28-L .299-87-5-18-.903)
4: 3B Rick Dill (24-R .298-235-7-35-.825) Rookie
5: RF Bull Henning (30-L .270-204-8-27-.787)
6: CF Don Mosley (30-R .190-273-3-22-.527)
7: C Dick Becker (34-R .229-157-5-15-.657)
8: SS Russ Mitchell (32-R .277-267-2-18-.684)
9: P Pete Henderson (25-R .133-15-0-2-.321) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 13,240

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet beats out an infield hit. Omar Flores flies out to left. Bob Draper up and Bouvet steals 2nd on the fist pitch, a strike. Draper pops out to short. Tony Casarez grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First:
Bob Trigg swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Dave Longman swings at a 3-0 pitch and lines out to deep right. Mike Cunningham doubles to left and Trigg heads home from 1st. Cunningham tries to take 3rd on the throw to the plate, but we cut it off and nail him. 1 to 0, Astros. Rick Dill grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Top of the Second:
Woody Griesbach grounds a hit to left and steals 2nd. Dave Lesley grounds a hit to left and Griesbach beats the throw to the plate! 1 to 1, tie game! The next three make outs, though.

Bottom of the Second:
Bull Henning leads off with a single and Don Mosley doubles to center. Dick Becker fouls out to the catcher. Russ Mitchell flies out to center and Henning scores without a throw. 2 to 1, Astros. P Pete Henderson grounds a single to center and Mosley heads home, but Jeff Schottler throws him out!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Don Mosley leads off with a single, goes to 2nd on a ground out and, with 2 outs, scores on a hit by P Pete Henderson. 3 to 1, Astros. Houston has 9 hits through Four...

Top of the Fifth:
Paul Bouvet knocks out his third hit of the game and goes to 2nd when CF Don Mosley muffs the pickup. With 1 out he steals 3rd. Bob Draper flies out to center and Bouvet scores. 3 to 2, Astros.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Dave Longman leads off with a double, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a deep fly ball by Rick Dill. 4 to 2, Astros.

Top of the Seventh:
Phil Parker leads off with a hit. PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) hits a fly ball to center, but Don Mosley drops it for a 2 base error. Paul Bouvet grounds out to short and Parker scores. 4 to 3, Astros. Omar Flores and Bob Draper both ground out...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Phil DeNeui (27-R), their closer with a 3.82 ERA and 15 SV. He has 2 wins and a save against us. With 1 out, Phil Parker beats out an infield hit. PH Jeff Austin (30-R) strikes out. Paul Bouvet flies out to center...

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Houston had 12 hits and made 2 errors

Dave Shoemake (L 3-2) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 11 hits, 1 walk and 1 strikeout.
RHP Barry Chapman went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Pete Henderson (W 5-4) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (1 earned), 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with an RBI.
RHP Phil DeNeui (SV 16-) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

2B Paul Bouvet had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 1 run and had 1 RBI. LF Woody Griesbach had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. SS Dave Lesley had 2 hits and an RBI. C Phil Parker had 2 hits and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, July 3, Year II

Portland Beavers (52-31 .627 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (35-45 .438 11 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Don Panighetti (26-L 6-3 2.26) All-Star vs. HOU: Pat Porter (26-R 3-8 3.94)

Porter is their #1 starter. He was the #22 prospect in Baseball before his rookie season last year. We are 0-2 against him this season, though he did not get a win in either game. However, he pitched very well both times. We only scored 3 runs (2 earned) in 17 innings.

Panighetti, the reigning Pitcher of the Month in the PCL, has won his last 3 starts and only allowed 1 total run in his last 2.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .260-192-4-15-.689) Rookie
2: 2B Larry Sinchak (31-R .310-87-0-6-.700)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .341-85-5-19-.997) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .261-306-12-42-.762)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .264-212-9-26-.763) Rookie
6: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .217-254-5-22-.613) WS MVP
7: C Phil Parker (28-S .286-35-0-3-.667)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .190-163-4-24-.548) Gold Glove
9: P Don Panighetti (26-R .242-33-0-2-.537) All-Star

HOUSTON
1: CF Don Mosley (30-R .195-277-3-22-.537)
2: 1B Bob Trigg (30-S .314-229-1-19-.755) Silver Slugger
3: 3B Rick Dill (24-R .298-238-7-36-.821) Rookie
4: RF Dave Longman (24-R .292-212-5-23-.788)
5: 2B Bob Webster (23-S .277-311-3-28-.708)
6: C Steve Coker (23-R .254-122-0-6-.622) Rookie
7: LF Bull Henning (30-L .269-208-8-27-.781)
8: SS Russ Mitchell (32-R .278-270-2-19-.683)
9: P Pat Porter (26-R .280-25-0-3-.699)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 15,590

Top of the First:
Omar Flores leads off with a walk. On a 1-0 pitch to Larry Sinchak, Flores steals 2nd. Sinchak works the count full and then flies out to center and Flores tags up and advances to 3rd. Bob Draper flies out to center and Flores heads home, but gets thrown out by Don Mosley...

Bottom of the First:
Don Mosley grounds out to short. Bob Trigg grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Dill doubles to center. Dave Longman grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Dave Longman doubles to left and Bob Webster follows with a home run to left.... 2 to 0, Astros. Steve Coker homers to left center... 3 to 0, Astros. His first career home run in 155 AB...

Top of the Fifth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a liner to center for a hit, our first of the game. He steals 2nd and with 1 out, Jeff Schottler singles to right and Austin scores. 3 to 1, Astros.

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (30-L). Bull Henning doubles down the right field lines, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a fly ball by P Pat Porter. 4 to 1, Astros.

Top of the Eighth:
Phil Parker leads off with a double to center and goes to 3rd on a fly ball by PH Paul Bouvet (26-R). PH Tom Borden (30-L) strikes out. Omar Flores grounds out to 3rd...

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 5 hits and made 1 error
Houston had 11 hits and made no errors

Don Panighetti (L 6-4) went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Mitch Dowdell went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.

Pat Porter (W 4-8) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he did not have an AB, but had an RBI.

LF Tony Casarez hit a double. C Phil Parker hit a double. SS Eddie Thomas was 1 for 1 with a walk.

For the Astros, LF Bull Henning had 2 hits with a double and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 4, Year II

We are in Denver for Independence Day to begin a 4 game series that will take us through the weekend to the All-Star break. The Bears just lost 2 of 3 in Los Angeles. We are 2-2 against them this season and split a pair of games the first time we were in the Mile High City, May 6-7. They are 2nd in the PCL in scoring with 4.53 runs per game (Portland is #5 with 4.17). The Bears lead the PCL with a .273 BA. They are a very respectable 8th in fewest runs allowed, considering their home park, with 4.11 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.15).

Portland Beavers (52-32 .619 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Denver Bears (47-36 .566 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Bob Grigg (24-R 3-1 2.72) vs. DEN: Marty Roessler (24-R 5-3 4.08) Rookie

We have not faced Roessler before. He started the season off 4-0.

Grigg lost his last start, giving up 2 runs in 3.2 IP, and had to leave with a blister.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .333-186-5-36-.934) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: C Dennis Webb (26-L .319-138-1-12-.765)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .326-89-5-19-.953) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .261-310-12-42-.759)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .265-215-9-26-.766) Rookie
6: 3B Larry Sinchak (31-R .297-91-0-6-.670)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .218-257-5-23-.614) WS MVP
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .257-214-4-17-.684)
9: P Bob Grigg (24-R .188-16-0-1-.410)

DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (22-L .312-292-2-24-.805) Leads the Majors with 41 SB
2: SS Greg Werner (28-R .327-294-7-51-.812)
3: LF Wally Dardick (29-L .254-118-4-15-.716)
4: 3B Ivan Gallegas (35-R .235-307-10-39-.735) Silver Slugger
5: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .215-242-4-26-.623) Gold Glove
6: RF John Dobosh (29-R .296-297-5-31-.795)
7: 2B Rob Douma (28-R .234-286-7-42-.651) All-Star
8: CF Mike Carpenter (31-R .260-269-9-44-.762)
9: P Marty Roessler (24-S .241-29-0-2-.534) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 14 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 27,269

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet beats out an infield hit. On the first pitch to Dennis Webb, he steals 2nd. Webb grounds out to short and Bouvet moves to 3rd. Bob Draper pops out to 2nd... Jeff Austin swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Luis Castillo beats out an infield hit in an almost exact replay of the one Paul Bouvet got for us. On the first pitch to Greg Werner, he steals 2nd. Deja vu, all over again... Somehow, I get the feeling that they will not finish the inning the same way we did, with no runs on the board... Werner grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Castillo goes to 3rd. Wally Dardick lines a hit to center and Castillo scores... 1 to 0, Bears. On the first pitch to Ivan Gallegas, Dardick tries to steal 2nd, but C Dennis Webb throws him out! Gallegas strikes out!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Larry Sinchak singles to center, Jeff Schottler walks and Dave Lesley singles to left to load the bases up. P Bob Grigg pops out to 3rd. Paul Bouvet grounds out to short... 2 straight innings we get a man on 3rd with less than 2 outs and no runs...

Top of the Fourth:
Larry Sinchak leads off by lining a home run to left! Tie game: 1 to 1. His first home run of the season. Jeff Schottler walks and Dave Lesley doubles to right. Schottler scores and Lesley takes 3rd! 2 to 1, Beavers! P Bob Grigg strikes out. Paul Bouvet triples to right center, scoring Lesley! 3 to 1, Beavers! Dennis Webb grounds out to the pitcher and Bouvet has to hold... Bob Draper drives one to deep center, but Mike Carpenter makes the catch at the wall...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, P Bob Grigg walks Ivan Gallegas and Bob Pritchett. John Dobosh sends one deep to left, but Tony Casarez catches it at the base of the wall!

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Gordon DeLong (24-R), beginning his 3rd inning of work. Paul Bouvet leads off with a single and with 2 outs, Jeff Austin hits a home run to left! 5 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Gary Guise (28-R), their closer. Larry Sinchak and Jeff Schottler lead off with back-to-back doubles! 6 to 1, Beavers!

Won - 6 to 1

We had 15 hits and made no errors
Denver had 2 hits and made 1 error

Denver had both of their hits in the 1st inning.

Bob Grigg (W 4-1) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

Marty Roessler (L 5-4) went 5.1 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. He threw a WP.

2B Paul Bouvet had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jeff Austin hit his 13th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. He hit 16 home runs all of last season. 3B Larry Sinchak had 4 hits with a double and his first home run of the season and scored 2 runs. CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Dave Lesley had 3 hits with a double and a walk (INT), scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 5, Year II

Portland Beavers (53-32 .624 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Denver Bears (47-37 .560 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Angel Gaspar (23-R 4-2 3.82) Rookie vs. DEN: Danny Adame (31-R 8-7 4.07)

Adame is their #1 starter. He was 14-11 with a 3.26 ERA last year. He got the win against us the only time we faced him this year, but we scored 5 runs in 6.1 IP.

Gaspar gave up 6 runs (5 earned) in his last start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .340-191-5-37-.954) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .256-195-4-15-.682) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .319-94-5-19-.924) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .260-315-13-44-.763)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .260-219-9-26-.756) Rookie
6: C Dennis Webb (26-L .315-143-1-12-.752)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .223-260-5-24-.630) WS MVP
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .195-164-4-24-.560) Gold Glove
9: P Angel Gaspar (23-R .148-27-0-0-.296) Rookie

DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (22-L .311-296-2-24-.801)
2: SS Greg Werner (28-R .322-298-7-51-.801)
3: LF Wally Dardick (29-L .254-122-4-16-.709)
4: 3B Ivan Gallegas (35-R .233-309-10-39-.732) Silver Slugger
5: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .213-244-4-26-.621) Gold Glove
6: RF John Dobosh (29-R .293-300-5-31-.787)
7: 2B Rob Douma (28-R .232-289-7-42-.645) All-Star
8: CF Mike Carpenter (31-R .257-272-9-44-.754)
9: P Danny Adame (31-S .163-43-0-1-.349)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Attendance: 30,337

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit. He gets caught stealing. Omar Flores lines out to left. Bob Draper beats out an infield hit. Jeff Austin lines out to right.

Bottom of the First:
Luis Castillo grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Greg Werner flies out to right. Wally Dardick lines a hit to right. Ivan Gallegas takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Bottom of the Third:
Mike Carpenter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and gets bunted to 2nd by P Danny Adame. Luis Castillo singles to left center and Carpenter goes to 3rd. Castillo steals 2nd. Greg Werner lines out to deep right and both runners tag up and advance. 1 to 0, Bears. Wally Dardick pope out to short.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, right after Bob Pritchett got caught trying to steal, John Dobosh homers to left center. 2 to 0, Bears.

Top of the Fifth:
Tony Casarez reaches when 2B Rob Douma boots his ground ball. Dennis Webb bunts him to 2nd and he goes to 3rd on a fly ball to deep right by Jeff Schottler. Eddie Thomas grounds a hit up the middle and Casarez scores! 2 to 1, Bears.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Jorge Reyna (32-R). Dave Lesley is in to play short. Ivan Gallegas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and we get the Bullpen up again. With 1 out, John Dobosh singles to right. Pinch-runner at 2nd for Gallegas: Wayne Appleton (27-S). They pull off a double steal. Rob Douma flies out to center and Appleton scores without a throw. 3 to 1, Bears. Mike Carpenter flies out to center.

Top of the Ninth:
Top of our order goes down in order....

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 3 hits and made no errors
Denver had 7 hits and made 1 error

Angel Gaspar (L 4-3) went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 5.
LHP Mitch Dowdell faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and 1 walk.

Danny Adame (W 9-7) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 3 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 6, Year II

Portland Beavers (53-33 .616 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Denver Bears (48-37 .565 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Larry Smith (27-R 2-0 0.50) vs. DEN: Bob Harris (27-R Season debut)

Harris is making his first Major League start of Year II. We was 1-4 with a 4.80 ERA in 65.2 IP in AAA. Last season, he was 6-8 with a 5.71 ERA for Denver. We have never faced him.

This is Smith's 3rd start of the season for the Beavers. In his 1st, he pitched a shutout and in his 2nd, he had another CG win, allowing only 1 run. An ERA correction seems in order...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .338-195-5-37-.945) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: C Dennis Webb (26-L .310-145-1-12-.742)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .316-98-5-19-.907) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .258-318-13-44-.756)
5: LF Woody Griesbach (24-R .228-136-5-15-.678) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .266-218-4-18-.706)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .221-263-5-24-.623) WS MVP
8: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .251-199-4-15-.669) Rookie
9: P Larry Smith (27-L .250-8-0-0-.500)

DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (22-L .311-299-2-24-.802)
2: SS Greg Werner (28-R .323-300-7-52-.807)
3: LF Wally Dardick (29-L .254-126-4-16-.703)
4: 3B Ivan Gallegas (35-R .232-311-10-39-.732) Silver Slugger
5: 2B Rob Douma (28-R .229-292-7-43-.637) All-Star
6: RF John Dobosh (29-R .296-304-6-32-.800)
7: CF Mike Carpenter (31-R .255-275-9-44-.749)
8: C Antonio Garcia (25-R .211-57-3-7-.695)
9: P Bob Harris (27-R Season debut)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 32,160

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet flies out to deep left. Dennis Webb swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Bob Draper swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the First:
Luis Castillo swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Werner draws a walk and then steals 2nd. Wally Dardick doubles to left center and Werner scores. 1 to 0, Bears. Ivan Gallegas swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 3 to 0, Bears. Rob Douma swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. John Dobosh grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Second:
Jeff Austin leads off with a grounder to left for a hit, goes to 2nd on a ground out and then steals 3rd. Dave Lesley lines a hit to center and Austin scores. 3 to 1, Bears. Jeff Schottler and Omar Flores both strike out...

Top of the Fourth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a home run to left center! 3 to 2, Bears.

Top of the Fifth:
P Larry Smith pops one foul, but C Antonio Garcia drops it for an error. Given a second chance, Smith grounds a hit to left. Paul Bouvet grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6 and then steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Bob Draper grounds a hit to right and Bouvet beats the throw to the plate to tie the game at 3!

Bottom of the Fifth:
P Bob Harris, who doubled his first time up, singles to left and goes to 2nd when Woody Griesbach muffs the scoop. With 1 out Greg Werner lines a hit to right and Harris heads home, but gets thrown out by RF Bob Draper!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Ivan Gallegas leads off with a triple to center... The Bullpen is up. With the infield in, Rob Douma grounds out to 3rd and Gallegas holds. We walk John Dobosh intentionally. Call to the Bullpen: Don Schmidt (27-R). Tony Casarez is in to play left in a double switch. Mike Carpenter bloops a hit to right and Gallegas scores... 4 to 3, Bears. That's all they get.

Top of the Seventh:
Omar Flores leads off with a triple off the right field wall! Tony Casarez grounds a hit to right and Flores scores to tie the game at 4! Paul Bouvet swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. Still, they stick with P Bob Harris. Dennis Webb bunts the runners up. With the infield in, Bob Draper grounds a hit up the middle. Casarez scores, but Bouvet gets thrown out at the plate. 5 to 4, Beavers! That sends Harris to the clubhouse. New Pitcher: Dave Doss (25-R) with a 3.00 ERA in 48 IP. Draper gets caught stealing...

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Greg Werner hits a home run to left... Tie game: 5 to 5.

Top of the Eighth:
We go down in order...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (27-R). Rob Douma takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd... We walk John Dobosh intentionally again... Mike Carpenter takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! Antonio Garcia swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Douma scores without a throw. 6 to 5, Bears. PH Bob Pritchett (32-L) is announced. Call to the Bullpen: Mitch Dowdell (25-L). Pritchett lines out to 2nd and we double Dobosh off base!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Gary Guise (28-R), their closer. 4.30 ERA with 23 SV, 1 against us. Jeff Schottler strikes out... Omar Flores lines a 2-2 pitch down the right field line for a double! Tony Casarez strikes out... Paul Bouvet swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits nothing but air....

Lost - 6 to 5

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Denver had 10 hits and made 1 error

Larry Smith went 5.1 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Don Schmidt went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Chapman (L 3-3) faced 4 batters, but only got 1 out, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
LHP Mitch Dowdell faced 1 batter, but got 2 outs.

Bob Harris went 6.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 10 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double.
RHP Dave Doss (W 7-2) faced 3 batters and got 4 outs with 1 strikeout.
RHP Gary Guise (SV 24) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 3.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. RF Bob Draper had 2 hits and 2 RBI and threw a runner out at the plate. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits with his 14th home run of the season, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Omar Flores hit a double and a triple and scored a run. LF Tony Casarez went 1 for 2, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 7, Year II

The All-Star rosters were announced today and two Beavers are going: 2B Paul Bouvet, voted in as a starter, and P Don Panighetti. Both also went to the game last season, but not with the Beavers. Neither of the two players who went for us last year (P's Terry Melton and Ron Wolf) are on the team this year (the Beavers or the All-Stars)

Portland Beavers (53-34 .609 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Denver Bears (49-37 .570 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Dave Shoemake (27-R 3-2 3.76) Rookie vs. DEN: Marcos Marin (27-R 0-1 12.27) Rookie

This will be Marin's 2nd Major League start. He gave up 5 runs in 3.2 IP in his debut.

Shoemake has had 3 CG gems and 3 stinkers... His last 2 have been of the odoriferous variety, allowing 21 hits in 9.1 IP.... A 3rd straight stinker and he will be heading back to Vancouver (AAA).

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .340-200-5-37-.941) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: C Dennis Webb (26-L .306-147-1-12-.737)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .324-102-5-21-.911) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .261-322-14-45-.768)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .259-224-9-27-.748) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .266-222-4-19-.702)
7: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .225-138-5-15-.673) Rookie
8: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .256-203-4-15-.690) Rookie
9: P Dave Shoemake (27-R .000-13-0-2-.071) Rookie

DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (22-L .307-303-2-24-.792)
2: SS Greg Werner (28-R .327-303-8-53-.823)
3: 3B Ivan Gallegas (35-R .235-315-11-41-.751) Silver Slugger
4: RF John Dobosh (29-R .294-306-6-32-.798)
5: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .213-249-4-26-.617) Gold Glove
6: LF Howard McNeal (31-R .314-35-0-2-.826)
7: 2B Rob Douma (28-R .227-295-7-43-.633) All-Star
8: CF Mike Carpenter (31-R .258-279-9-45-.752)
9: P Marcos Marin (27-R .000-1-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 16 MPH wind blowing in from center.
Attendance: 31,141

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet lines a hit down the right field line. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Dennis Webb grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Bouvet moves over to 3rd. Bob Draper lines a hit down the right field line and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin lines a hit to right, too hard for Draper to get to 3rd. Tony Casarez swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Dave Lesley pops out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First:
Luis Castillo lines a 1-2 pitch down the left field line for a single. He steals 2nd. Greg Werner grounds out to short and Castillo makes it to 3rd. Ivan Gallegas walks on 4 pitches... John Dobosh flies out to center and Castillo beats the throw to the plate... Tie game at 1 apiece. Bob Pritchett swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Ivan Gallegas doubles to left center and scores on a single to right by John Dobosh. 2 to 1, Bears. Bob Pritchett doubles to center and Dobosh scores... 3 to 1, Bears. The Bullpen is up. Howard McNeal grounds one back to the mound, but Shoemake throws the ball away for a 2 base error and Pritchett scores... 4 to 1, Bears. That is Shoemake's 2nd error of the game... That is all they get.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Dave Lesley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and Woody Griesbach gets beaned. Omar Flores grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Lesley goes to 3rd. PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) works the count full, swings at the payoff pitch and drills it to right center for a 3 run home run!!! Tie game: 4 to 4! Paul Bouvet grounds one to short, but Greg Werner boots it! Bouvet steals 2nd and scores on a hit by Dennis Webb! 5 to 4, Beavers! That sends P Marco Marin to the showers. New Pitcher: Rick Moore (25-L) with a 2.44 ERA in 48 IP. Bob Draper swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. 2 down. Jeff Austin strikes out.

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Woody Griesbach homers to left center! 6 to 4, Beavers!

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Paul Bouvet reaches on another error by SS Greg Werner. PH Eddie Thomas lines a hit to center. With 2 outs, Jeff Austin hits a home run to left!!! 9 to 4, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Jorge Reyna (32-R), beginning his second inning of work. Luis Castillo leads off with a single. With 1 out, Ivan Gallegas bloops one to right center and Jeff Schottler (25-R) makes a great diving catch, but hurts himself and has to leave the game.... Woody Griesbach moves back to center and Tom Borden (30-L) goes in to play right. John Dobosh grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Howard McNeal, the ex-Beaver, homers to left center. 9 to 5, Beavers.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (27-R). LF Johnny Foerster (28-L) singles and Luis Castillo hits a home run to right, just over the fence and just inside the foul pole.... 9 to 7, Beavers and the Bullpen is up... With 1 out, Ivan Gallegas singles to left to bring the tying run to the plate... Call to the Bullpen: Don Schmidt (27-R), who is not fresh, having thrown 33 pitches yesterday. His first pitch is a wild one and Gallegas goes to 2nd... John Dobosh strikes out! Bob Pritchett walks on 4 pitches, bringing up ex-Beaver Howard McNeal, who homered last time up.... He lines a 2-2 pitch to center and Woody Griesbach snares it and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 9 to 7

We had 11 hits and made 3 errors
Denver had 12 hits and made 2 errors

Dave Shoemake went 3 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. He made 2 errors (resulting in his unearned run).
LHP Lou Hertzberg (W 3-2) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Chapman faced 4 batters and got 1 out (the exact same result as his last outing), allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Son Schmidt (SV 10) got 2 out, allowed a walk and struck out 1.

Marcos Marin (L 0-2 ) went 3.1 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks, 1 HB and struck out 3.

2B Paul Bouvet only had 1 hit, but reached on an error twice, stole a base and scored 3 runs. PH/SS Eddie Thomas had a hit and scored a run. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits with his 15th home run of the season and 3 RBI. PH Tod Schreck had a hit. CF/RF/CF Woody Griesbach had 3 hits, stole a base and hit his 6th home run. PH Gordon Saunderson hit a 3 run home run, his 2nd of the year.

For the Bears, 1B Luis Castillo had 3 hits with his 3rd home run, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

Pepe says CF Jeff Schottler has a pulled hamstring that will keep him sidelined 2 to 3 weeks.... Super.... Barry Tucker, who would be the guy to call up from Vancouver (AAA), is also out for the next 2 to 3 weeks...

[Questdog]

Monday, July 8, Year II

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Ray Shields, RF/LF, Philadelphia (26-L .316/.385/.663) Had 10 hits (17 AB) with 3 2B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 1 SO, 5 R and 9 RBI in 5 G (3 GS)
PCL Player of the Week - Juan Aleman, CF, Minnesota (28-R .351/.416/.463 Had 16 hits with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 2 SO, 4 SB, 0 CS, 5 R, 6 RBI in 7 G

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

July 1 - San Diego lost SP Don Polcha (29-R) for the rest of the season with an ulnar nerve entrapment. He was 9-4 with a 3.76 ERA.
July 1 - Philadelphia beat Detroit at home, 13 to 2. 2B Jim Foor (26-R) had 4 hits with 2 doubles and a home run, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. RF Ray Shields (26-L) went 2 for 2 hits 2 home runs and 3 walks and 5 RBI.
July 2 - RF Pedro de Jesus (26-L) of Seattle hit a double and a Grand Slam, drew a walk and had 5 RBI at home versus Minnesota, but Seattle lost, 9 to 7.
July 5 - CF Randy Schmitt (26-L) of Kansas City went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk and 6 RBI at home versus Los Angeles. The Royals won, 8 to 1.
July 6 - LF Tom Bolstad (32-L) of Chicago had 5 hits with a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 1 RBI at home versus New York. The Cubs won, 9 to 8 in 14 innings. Each team scored 3 times in the 12th! 1B Conrad Morris hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI.

Random Fact of Week: We limped into the All-Star break going 5-8 in our last 13 games, all on the road. We only lost 1 series in our 15 day road trip, though we did not win one, splitting all 3 four game series (Los Angeles, Kansas City and Denver) and losing 2 of 3 in Houston.

[Questdog]

Monday, July 8, Year II

CF Jeff Schottler (25-R) was put on the Disabled List and P Dave Shoemake (27-R) was waived and designated for assignment to be sent to Vancouver (AAA). CF Rollie Ferree (28-R) and P Lonny Tomski (28-R) were recalled.

C Dave Benya (27-S) will be activated from the Disabled List Wednesday and C Tod Schreck (31-R) will be sent to Vancouver.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 9, Year II

All-Star Game

The game was played at Baltimore

Voted Starters (Times Voted as Starter):
Pacific Coast League
C Bob Coyne, Milwaukee (37-L .271-144-3-21-.838) Injured
1B Tony Sierra, Dallas (26-R .346-240-2-18-.835)
2B Paul Bouvet, Philadelphia/Portland (26-R .345-304-7-50-.933)
3B Ivan Gallegas, Denver (35-R .238-319-11-41-.758)
SS Alejandro Prieto, Kansas City (27-S .316-329-10-33-.862)
LF Steve DeMuro, Dallas (30-L .312-311-14-45-.894) (2)
CF Randy Schmitt, Kansas City (26-L .330-339-20-60-.972) Injured
RF Yasuji Urata, Denver (25-L .349-195-9-33-.934) Injured
P Bill Avallone, Dallas (31-R 11-6 2.27 ERA) Injured
RP Bruce Stevenson, Oakland/Los Angeles (37-R 6-1 1.78 ERA 5 SV)

National League
C Ramon Arias, New York (24-R .329-237-3-22-.871)
1B Tim Vigen, St. Louis (28-L .303-304-14-52-.940) (2)
2B Bob Edwards, Cincinnati (28-R .257-350-6-24-.708)
3B Damien Carr, Detroit (28-L .314-312-17-63-.935)
SS Joe Duncan, Cleveland (32-R .265-253-9-40-.741) Injured
LF Lyndon Griffiths, Cleveland (25-L .321-343-11-35-.877)
CF Tom Rosenthal, Pittsburgh (24-L .299-324-5-35-.806)
RF Jim Foor, Philadelphia (26-R .300-313-14-61-.878)
SP Ricky Davalos, Brooklyn (26-R 12-5 1.74 ERA)
RP Dave Fesko, Brooklyn (30-R 4-3 1.49 ERA 24 SV)


Damian Carr was the top vote getter.

The Pacific Coast League won, 5 to 1.
The series now stands at 1-1.

SS Alejandro Prieto was the MVP. He went 3-4 with 2 HR, a walk, a stolen base and 4 RBI.

Mike Nackley (27-L) of San Diego started the game for the PCL in place of the injured Avallone. He was voted to start last year's game.

Both Beavers sent to the game participated. 2B Paul Bouvet started the game and played all 9 innings. He went 1 for 5. P Don Panighetti pitched a perfect inning (the 6th).

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 11, Year II

We start the 2nd half with an 11 game home stand. First up is the Kansas City Royals for 4 games through the weekend. Last weekend, they won 3 of 4 at home against Los Angeles. We are 3-5 against them and lost 2 to them the last time they were in Portland, May 8-9. They lead the PCL in scoring with 4.66 runs per game (Portland is #4 with 4.22). They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.91 per game (Portland is #1 with 3.20).

Kansas City Royals (46-41 .529 3 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (54-34 .614 in 1st place in the PCL West)

KC: Kevin McCormick (23-R 1-2 2.84) vs. POR: Angel Gaspar (23-R 4-3 3.74) Rookie

We beat McCormick, scoring 7 runs in 2 IP the only time we faced him.

Gaspar lost his last start, but only gave up 2 runs in 6.2 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
KANSAS CITY
1: SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S .316-329-10-33-.862) All-Star MVP
2: 2B Ernie McGuire (35-R .267-225-4-24-.730)
3: CF Randy Schmidt (26-L .330-339-20-60-.972) RoY 2 time All-Star
4: LF Ricky Rodriguez (31-R .317-142-6-32-.912) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove
5: 3B Tony Olson (38-L .271-299-11-28-.779)
6: 1B Pedro Fuentes (31-R .253-277-8-43-.698) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove
7: RF Ed Gladney (32-L .247-186-8-27-.690)
8: C Jose Muniz (28-R .219-247-6-26-.621)
9: P Kevin McCormick (23-R .000-2-0-0-.000)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .337-205-5-37-.929) NL MVP Gold Glove 2 time All-Star
2: C Dave Benya (27-S .317-120-2-20-.798)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .324-105-5-22-.910) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .263-327-15-48-.777)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .254-228-9-27-.738) Rookie
6: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .239-142-6-16-.720) Rookie
7: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .254-205-4-15-.684) Rookie
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .262-225-4-19-.696)
9: P Angel Gaspar (23-R .138-29-0-0-.276) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left.
Attendance: 18,145

Top of the First:
Alejandro Prieto grounds out to 2nd. Ernie McGuire flies out to right. Randy Schmitt swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Dave Benya lines out to left. Bob Draper grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin pops out to 2nd. Tony Casarez strikes out.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Jose Muniz gets beaned. P Kevin McCormick bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Alejandro Prieto doubles to center and Muniz scores to tie the game at 1 apiece. Ernie McGuire ground a hit to left and Prieto scores... 2 to 1, Royals. Randy Schmitt singles to center and McGuire goes to 3rd. Ricky Rodriguez grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a triple to right center! Tony Casarez doubles to the right field corner and Austin scores! 2 all! Woody Griesbach beats out an infield hit and Casarez goes to 3rd. Omar Flores grounds a hit to center and Casarez scores and Griesbach goes to 3rd! 3 to 2, Beavers! Dave Lesley flies out to right and Griesbach tags up and beats the throw home! 4 to 2, Beavers! With P Angel Gaspar up, Flores steals 2nd. Gaspar strikes out. 2 down. Paul Bouvet flies out to center.

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Ricky Rodriguez grounds a single to left. Tony Olson grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Pedro Fuentes takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ed Gladney swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 5 to 4, Royals.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jack Rose (30-R), their All-Star closer. 16 SV and a 1.59 ERA. 5 of those saves against us... PH Tom Borden (30-L) flies out to right. PH Dennis Webb (26-L) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Paul Bouvet flies out to right...

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Kansas City had 11 hits and made no errors

Angel Gaspar (L 4-4) went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks, 1 HB and struck out 3.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 1.

Kevin McCormick (W 2-2) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. He threw a WP.
RHP Jack Rose (SV 17) pitched a perfect 9th.

RF Bob Draper hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Jeff Austin hit a triple and scored a run. LF Tony Casarez hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Omar Flores had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and had an RBI.

For the Royals, RF Ed Gladney had 2 hits with his 9th home run and 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 12, Year II

Kansas City Royals (47-41 .534 2.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (54-35 .607 in 1st place in the PCL West)

KC: Troy Levine (25-L 8-8 4.18) vs. POR: Dan Panighetti (26-L 6-4 2.39) 2 time All-Star

Levine was 14-7 with a 2.60 ERA last year as a rookie. We have only faced him once this season and lost in extra innings, scoring 3 runs in 7.1 IP off him.

Panighetti lost his last start, allowing 3 runs in 5 IP. He pitched a scoreless inning in the All-Star Game on Tuesday.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
KANSAS CITY
1: SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S .317-334-10-34-.864) All-Star MVP
2: 2B Ernie McGuire (35-R .265-230-4-25-.723)
3: CF Randy Schmidt (26-L .329-343-20-60-.967) RoY 2 time All-Star
4: LF Ricky Rodriguez (31-R .322-146-6-32-.914) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove
5: 3B Tony Olson (38-L .271-303-11-28-.776) 5 for 11 (.455) with 1 HR vs Panighetti
6: 1B Pedro Fuentes (31-R .254-280-8-43-.700) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove
7: RF Jim Dingess (33-R .203-133-2-14-.583)
8: C Jose Muniz (28-R .217-249-6-26-.621)
9: P Troy Levine (25-L .176-34-0-1-.382)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .333-210-5-37-.917) NL MVP Gold Glove 2 time All-Star
2: 3B Larry Sinchak (31-R .316-98-1-7-.744) 5 for 9 vs Levine
3: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .240-146-6-16-.715) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .263-331-15-48-.780)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .254-232-9-28-.738) Rookie
6: C Dave Benya (27-S .315-124-2-20-.788)
7: CF Rollie Ferree (28-R .407-27-0-6-1.078)
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .261-226-4-20-.694)
9: P Don Panighetti (26-R .235-34-0-2-.522) 2 time All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof closed
Attendance: 24,183

Top of the First:
Alejandro Prieto swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Ernie McGuire swings at a 3-2 pitch and sends it down the left field line high and far and....fair... Home run... 1 to 0, Royals. Randy Schmitt swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Rocky Rodriguez takes the count full yet again before striking out. 27 pitch inning.

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit. Larry Sinchak swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play... Woody Griesbach lines out to deep center.

Top of the Fourth:
Ernie McGuire leads off with a grounder to left for a hit. Randy Schmitt grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Ricky Rodriguez flares a hit to right and Schmitt goes to 3rd. Rodriguez now has a 19 game hitting streak, the longest in the PCL this season. Tony Olson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!

Though 4 innings, we have had 6 hits, but no runs...

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Alejandro Prieto hits a home run to left... 2 to 0, Royals.

Lost - 3 to 0

We had 9 hits, including a lead off triple, and made no errors.
Kansas City had 10 hits and made no errors

Don Panighetti (L 6-5) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 7.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Mitch Dowdell faced 2 batters, got 1 out and gave up a hit to a lefty to score the run off Reyna.
RHP Barry Chapman went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Troy Levine (W 9-8) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 9 hits, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 3.

1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits with a triple, but got caught stealing twice. C Dave Benya had 2 hits and stole a base.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 13, Year II

Kansas City Royals (48-41 .539 1.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (54-36 .600 in 1st place in the PCL West)

KC: Steve Byrd (33-R 5-5 4.66) vs. POR: Bob Grigg (24-R 4-1 2.44)

Byrd was 13-6 with a 3.23 ERA last year. We have not faced him this season, but went 3-1 against him last year. He has not pitched since June 23 due to an injury.

Grigg pitched a complete game 2 hitter at Mile High Stadium last time out, allowing 1 run.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
KANSAS CITY
1: SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S .319-339-11-35-.864) All-Star MVP
2: 2B Ernie McGuire (35-R .270-233-5-26-.746)
3: CF Randy Schmidt (26-L .329-347-20-60-.962) RoY 2 time All-Star
4: LF Ricky Rodriguez (31-R .316-150-6-32-.916) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove 1 for 1 with 1 HR vs Grigg
5: 3B Tony Olson (38-L .270-307-11-29-.772)
6: 1B Pedro Fuentes (31-R .254-284-8-43-.698) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove
7: RF Ed Gladney (32-L .253-190-9-30-.711)
8: C Jose Muniz (28-R .213-253-6-26-.612)
9: P Steve Byrd (33-R .125-24-0-4-.292)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .332-214-5-37-.909) NL MVP Gold Glove 2 time All-Star
2: C Dave Benya (27-S .323-127-2-20-.805)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .324-108-5-23-.918) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .269-335-15-48-.794)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .250-236-9-28-.726) Rookie
6: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .233-150-6-16-.697) Rookie
7: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .258-209-4-16-.689) Rookie
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .262-229-4-20-.694)
9: P Bob Grigg (24-R .143-21-0-1-.317)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 24,391

Top of the First:
Alejandro Prieto lines out to left. Ernie McGuire strikes out. Randy Schmitt grounds out to 1st, 3-1. 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Dave Benya lines out to deep center. Bob Draper flies out near the warning track in right.

Bottom of the Third:
Omar Flores becomes our first base runner when he lines a hit to right, but gets erased by a pitchout when he tries to steal... With 2 outs, P Bob Grigg grounds a hit to left. Paul Bouvet takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Benya lines a hit to left and Grigg scores and Bouvet goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Beavers! Bob Draper grounds a hit to right! Bouvet scores and Benya beats the throw to 3rd. 2 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin lines a hit to right and Benya scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez takes a 3-2 pitch in the ribs to load the bases up. Full count to Woody Griesbach and he swings at the payoff pitch and lines a hit to left! 2 runs score! 5 to 0, Beavers! 7 straight batters reach base! P Steve Byrd hits the bricks. New Pitcher: Reggie Mack (27-R) with a 3.60 ERA in 50 IP. Omar Flores, who led the inning off with a hit, grounds another hit up the middle and Casarez scores! 6 to 0, Beavers! Dave Lesley swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher.

Top of the Fourth:
Alejandro Prieto and Ernie McGuire lead off with a pair of singles, but P Bob Grigg strikes out Triple Crown threat Randy Schmitt and gets active 19 game hitting streak holder, Ricky Rodriguez, to ground into a 6-4-3 double play!! I am starting to like this kid!

Won - 6 to 0

Grigg shuts out the #1 offense in the League!
He also ended Rocky Rodriguez' hitting streak at 19 games!

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Kansas City had 4 hits and made no errors

Bob Grigg (W 5-1) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 9! 123 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. His 2 out hit started our 6 run rally in the 3rd, the only inning in which we scored! At 87, it is the highest Game Score any of our pitchers have achieved this season. Only Frank Martin's 1 hit shutout from last year scored higher of any start a Beaver has ever had (89)!

Steve Byrd (L 5-6) went 2.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out no one.

CF/RF Woody Griesbach had a hit and 2 RBI. 3B Omar Flores had 3 hits and an RBI.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 14, Year II

Kansas City Royals (48-42 .533 2.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (55-36 .604 in 1st place in the PCL West)

KC: Don Finley (27-R 6-4 3.22) All-Star vs. POR: Larry Smith (27-R 2-0 1.93)

Finley is their #1 starter. He pitched a scoreless inning in the All-Star Game on Tuesday. We are 1-1 against him this season, but only got 2 runs each time off him.

After a shutout and a CG where he allowed only 1 run in his first two starts as a Beaver, Smith allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 5.1 innings at Denver last time out. But that is not a terrible outing in Denver. It would not be a terrible outing today, against the #1 offense in the League...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
KANSAS CITY
1: SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S .319-342-11-35-.871) All-Star MVP
2: 2B Ernie McGuire (35-R .270-237-5-26-.742)
3: CF Randy Schmidt (26-L .328-351-20-60-.956) RoY 2 time All-Star
4: LF Ricky Rodriguez (31-R .322-152-6-32-.909) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove
5: 3B Tony Olson (38-L .268-310-11-29-.765)
6: 1B Pedro Fuentes (31-R .251-287-8-43-.691) All-Star (Year I) Gold Glove
7: RF Ed Gladney (32-L .254-193-9-30-.711)
8: C Jose Muniz (28-R .211-256-6-26-.605)
9: P Don Finley (27-R .122-41-1-3-.335) All-Star

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .332-217-5-37-.908) NL MVP Gold Glove 2 time All-Star
2: C Dennis Webb (26-L .305-151-1-13-.731)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .324-111-5-24-.911) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .268-339-15-49-.791)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .251-239-9-28-.728) Rookie
6: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .234-154-6-18-.692) Rookie
7: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .268-213-4-17-.704) Rookie
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .259-232-4-20-.685)
9: P Larry Smith (27-L .300-10-0-0-.600)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 23,106

Top of the First:
Alejandro Prieto strikes out looking! Ernie McGuire fouls out to 1st. Randy Schmitt grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds out to short. Dennis Webb swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Bob Draper pops out to short.

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Ed Gladney takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jose Muniz swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Gladney goes to 3rd. That is the Royals first hit of the game... P Don Finley flies out to center!

Top of the Sixth:
Alejandro Prieto leads off with a double to left center. We get the Bullpen up. With 1 out, we walk Randy Schmitt intentionally. I really do not like walking guys with less than 2 outs... Ricky Rodriguez up and Prieto steals 3rd on the first pitch and Schmitt steals 2nd on the third pitch... With the infield in, Rodriguez nevertheless manages to beat out an infield hit and Prieto scores... 1 to 0, Royals. Call to the Bullpen: Mitch Dowdell (25-L), who gave up a hit to Tony Olson, the next batter, the last time we brought him in to face him... This time Olson strikes out! Call to the Bullpen: Jorge Reyna (32-R). Pedro Fuentes grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Paul Bouvet lines a hit to right and then steals 2nd. Dennis Webb grounds a hit up the middle and Bouvet beats the throw to the plate to tied the game at 1 apiece! Bob Draper grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. There was no double play because Dennis Webb took SS Alejandro Prieto out with a hard slide and Prieto is hurt and has to leave the game. I hope he feels fine tomorrow, but I am glad he is out of this game. New SS is Frank Birch (33-L). Draper steals 2nd. Jeff Austin lines a hit to center and Draper scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! I cannot believe how Austin is hitting of late! He steals 2nd and they walk Tony Casarez intentionally. Woody Griesbach singles to left, but Austin gets thrown out at home by LF Ricky Rodriguez...

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Don Schmidt (27-R), to try for a 3 inning save... With 1out, Jose Muniz doubles to right. PH Julio Hernandez (30-L), batting .287, grounds out to 3rd. Frank Birch flies out to deep right center!

Top of the Eighth:
Eddie Thomas is in to play short. With 1 out, Randy Schmitt takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. and Ricky Rodriguez singles to left. But Tony Olson and Pedro Fuentes both strike out!

Top of the Ninth:
Rollie Ferree is in to play center and Woody Griesbach moves over to right. Ed Gladney flies out to left. Jose Muniz grounds out to short. PH Jim Dingess (33-R), batting .203 with 2 HR in 138 AB, strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 2 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Kansas City had 5 hits and made no errors

Larry Smith went 5.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
LHP Mitch Dowdell faced 1 batter and struck out out.
RHP Jorge Reyna (W 4-2) faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Don Schmidt (SV 11) went 3 shutout innings, allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

Don Finley (L 6-5) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2.

1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. CF/RF Woody Griesbach had 2 hits. 3B Omar Flores hit a double, but got caught stealing 3rd.

The Royals announced that Alejandro Prieto had a concussion and would likely miss 5 to 6 weeks... Dennis Webb will not be popular in Kansas City...

Luckily, we do not have to go there again this season. The Royals are the first team that we are done with for the year. We lost the season series to them, 5-7. We split it, 6-6, last year.

[Questdog]

Monday, July 15, Year II

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Carlos Mendoza, CF, Pittsburgh (27-R .244/.304/.408) Had 6 hits (13 AB) with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 5 R and 6 RBI in 4 G
PCL Player of the Week - Greg Werner, SS, Denver (28-R .343/.379/.483) Had 13 hits (19 AB) with 2 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 5 R, 9 RBI in 4 G

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

July 13 - CF Tom Allen (31-S) of Detroit hit 2 home runs, drew 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus Washington. The Tigers won, 10 to 6.
July 14 - SS Greg Werner (28-R) of Denver had 5 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Oakland. The Bears won, 11 to 6.
July 14 - RF Dave Classen (27-L) of Boston had 5 hits with a walk and an RBI at home versus Cleveland, but the Braves lost, 7 to 5, in 11 innings.
July 14 - New York lost P Terry Melton (27-R) for the rest of the season with a torn triceps muscle. He was 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA. That is why we traded him...
July 14 - SP Jamie Cleveland (31-L) of Pittsburgh pitched 8.2 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5 at home versus Philadelphia, one of the top offenses in the NL. He is now 4-0 with an 0.70 ERA for the Pirates since we traded him to them. This was his 3rd start and he has allowed exactly 1 run in 24.2 innings...

Random Fact of Week: Pittsburgh and St. Louis have won 22 games in a row between them! Philadelphia, who was leading the NL East earlier in the season, has lost 9 in a row. Their pitching has suffered some devastating injuries and their rotation is pretty stinky right now. Ron Wolf is their #1 starter. He has not pitched that badly. He is 4-5 with a 4.30 ERA in 14 starts since we traded him to them, but he has a 1.16 WHIP and has only allowed 7 HR in 90 IP. Their top 2 starters from last year are out for the season and their closer is out indefinitely. CF Perry Templet, by the way, is hitting .288 for them with a .797 OPS and is playing superb defense, of course.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Questdog

Wednesday, June 12, Year II

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .295-105-2-19-.831) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: C Dennis Webb (26-L .253-99-0-6-.609)
3: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .308-117-4-12-.833) Rookie
4: 1B Tony Casarez (20-L .254-138-3-7-.666) Rookie
5: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .180-183-4-15-.557) WS MVP
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .268-142-2-6-.696)
7: LF Woody Griesbach (24-R .168-101-3-10-.533) Rookie
8: RF Bob Draper (23-L .222-9-1-2-.778) Rookie
9: P Bob Grigg (24-R .125-8-0-0-.347) Rookie.

This is just the weirdest lineup. Two MVPs and a whole bunch o' rookies. Somehow, however, things seem to work out … sometimes.

[Questdog]

Monday, July 15, Year II

The Houston Astros are here to play a 3 game series. They split a 4 game series in Los Angeles over the weekend. We are 4-5 against them on the year and won 2 of 3 the last time they were in Portland, April 5-7. They are 10th in the PCL in scoring with 3.81 runs per game (Portland is #4 with 4.16). They have a good batting average (.259) and are not last in HR (61), which is an accomplishment for a team playing in the Astrodome. The main reason that they are stinking on offense is that they are dead last in walks (218) and have the 3rd worst OBP (.309). The Astros are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.43 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.16). That is NOT much of an accomplishment for a team playing in the Astrodome.

Houston Astros (41-48 .461 8.5 GB in 6th (last) place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (56-36 .609 in 1st place in the PCL West)

HOU: John Manley (26-R 1-9 5.49) vs. POR: Lonny Tomski (28-R 1-3 4.63)

I hate to admit this, but we are 1-1 against Manly this season, though he did not get his win against us. The last time we faced him, we scored 5 runs in 5 innings and won.

In his last start for the Beavers, Tomski gave up 5 runs in 6.1 IP. He has not won a game in the Majors or the minors since he pitched a 4 hit shutout for Vancouver (AAA) on June 9.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOUSTON
1: 1B Bob Trigg (30-S .305-266-1-19-.731) Silver Slugger
2: RF Dave Longman (24-R .283-244-5-24-.768)
3: 2B Bob Webster (23-S .281-342-5-35-.729)
4: 3B Rick Dill (24-R .301-266-8-41-.839) Rookie Front runner for RoY
5: LF Tony Baez (33-R .238-294-9-40-.649)
6: CF Don Mosley (30-R .194-304-3-26-.527)
7: C Steve Coker (23-R .252-139-1-8-.630) Rookie
8: SS Russ Mitchell (32-R .278-299-3-23-.680)
9: P John Manly (26-R .136-22-0-0-.345)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .332-220-5-37-.908) NL MVP Gold Glove 2 time All-Star
2: C Dave Benya (27-S .321-131-2-21-.796)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .313-115-5-24-.880) Rookie
4: 1B Tony Casarez (20-L .252-242-9-28-.730) Rookie
5: RF Gordon Saunderson (27-L .279-68-2-15-.843)
6: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .241-158-6-18-.699) Rookie
7: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .269-216-4-17-.708) Rookie
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .256-234-4-20-.682)
9: P Lonny Tomski (28-R .250-12-0-1-.500)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 18,153

Top of the First:
Bob Trigg gets plunked to lead off the game... He steals 2nd on the first pitch to Dave Longman. Longman pops out to shallow center and Trigg tags up and tests the arm of Woody Griesbach, but the throw is off line... Bob Webster loops a hit into right center and Trigg scores. 1 to 0, Astros. Webster steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Dave Benya throws the ball into the outfield... I don't think P Lonny Tomski ever even looked over at Webster at 1st... Rick Dill grounds a hit to left and Webster scores... 2 to 0, Astros. Tony Baez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. Don Mosley lines out to short, Dave Lesley making a nice play.

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds out to 3rd. Dave Benya swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bob Draper strikes out looking.... I hate Mondays...

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Tony Baez singles to left and goes to 2nd when Bob Draper makes an error trying to scoop the ball... With 2 outs, Steve Coker, that noted slugger (1 HR in 140 AB), hits a home run to right... 4 to 0, Astros. That is Coker's second home run of the season and both have been against us...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Tony Casarez leads off with a hit to left and Gordon Saunderson follows with a home run to right! 4 to 2, Astros. I wish Saunderson was a decent defender. He'd be in the lineup a lot more often if he was... With 1 out, Omar Flores singles and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Lonny Tomski singles him home! 4 to 3, Astros. Paul Bouvet strikes out....

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Omar Flores grounds out to short and Griesbach goes to 2nd. They walk Dave Lesley intentionally to get to Lonny Tomski, so we send up PH Jeff Austin (30-R). He strikes out... Should have let Tomski hit...

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (27-R). With 1 out, Russ Mitchell singles to center. With 2 outs, Chapman balks him to 2nd. We walk Bob Trigg intentionally to get to Dave Longman, who singles to right and Mitchell scores... 5 to 3, Astros. Bob Webster takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up... Rick Dill strikes out.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Brad Hamel (24-R), who has given up 15 hits in 8.2 IP. Top of our order up and they go down 1-2-3....

Top of the Eighth:
Tony Baez gets beaned... Don Mosley bunts him to 2nd. We walk Steve Coker intentionally. I HATE that! Russ Mitchell grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Baez goes to 3rd. PH Rob Mullins (29-L) beats out an infield hit and Baez scores.... 6 to 3, Astros. Bob Trigg grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Barry Haneke (28-R) and his 1.96 ERA. He is beginning his second inning of work after getting us out in order in the Eighth. Omar Flores beats out an infield hit. Dave Lesley reaches on an error by 3B Rick Dill. New Pitcher: Mark Faulk (29-R), their current closer because Phil DeNeui is injured. Faulk has an 0.59 ERA with 8 H in 15.1 IP and 15 SO. PH Larry Sinchak (31-R) grounds a single to right and the bases are loaded with nobody out. Paul Bouvet drives an 0-2 pitch over the head of the center fielder for a double and 2 runs score! 6 to 5, Astros. Dave Benya grounds a hit to right and Sinchak scores! Tie Game: 6 to 6! Bouvet is the winning run, 90 feet away.... No outs... Benya steals 2nd for some reason..... Luckily, he was safe... Bob Draper lines out to right and Bouvet heads home....no throw and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

I must admit that I had checked out there for a while....

Won - 7 to 6

Our first walk-off win since June 10, when Draper also ended the game. That time it was with a 2 out HR.

We had 10 hits and made 3 errors
Houston had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Lonny Tomski went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 1 HB and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Barry Chapman (W 4-3) went 3 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks (2 INT), 1 HB and struck out 3. He balked.

John Manly went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 7.
RHP Mark Faulk (L 0-2 BS 1) faced 4 batters and got 1 out, gave us 2 runs and 3 hits.

2B Paul Bouvet hit a double, scored the winning run and had 2 RBI. C Dave Benya had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. He leads the PCL in SB by a catcher with 8. Our other 2 catchers, Dennis Webb and Phil Parker are tied for 2nd with 1... Bob Draper went hitless, but knocked in the winning run with a SF. He has gone very cold after his unbelievably hot start. 7 for his last 42 (.167). RF Gordon Saunderson hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. 3B Omar Flores had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. PH Larry Sinchak had a hit and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 16, Year II

Houston Astros (41-49 .456 9 GB in 6th (last) place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (57-36 .613 in 1st place in the PCL West)

HOU: Pat Porter (26-R 4-9 3.96) vs. POR: Angel Gaspar (23-R 4-4 3.99) Rookie

Porter is their #1 starter. We are 0-3 when facing him this season and he has pitched brilliantly every time, allowing us only 1 earned in each game, though only once did he manage to get credit for the win.

Gaspar has lost his last 2 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOUSTON
1: 1B Bob Trigg (30-S .301-269-1-19-.727) Silver Slugger
2: RF Dave Longman (24-R .285-249-5-25-.773)
3: 2B Bob Webster (23-S .280-346-5-36-.728)
4: 3B Rick Dill (24-R .299-271-8-42-.831) Rookie
5: LF Tony Baez (33-R .239-297-9-40-.654)
6: CF Don Mosley (30-R .192-308-3-26-.521)
7: C Dick Becker (34-R .223-175-6-18-.652)
8: SS Russ Mitchell (32-R .277-303-3-23-.678)
9: P Pat Porter (26-R .269-26-0-4-.663)

PORTLAND
1: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .273-220-4-17-.713) Rookie
2: C Dave Benya (27-S .324-136-2-22-.796)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .303-119-5-25-.849) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .270-344-15-50-.791)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .252-246-9-28-.726) Rookie
6: 2B Dave Lesley (27-R .253-237-4-20-.677)
7: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .242-161-6-18-.702) Rookie
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .200-170-4-25-.564) Gold Glove
9: P Angel Gaspar (23-R .129-31-0-0-.258) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 17,130

Top of the First:
Bob Trigg flies out to center. Dave Longman strikes out. Bob Webster swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Omar Flores grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Dave Benya grounds out to 3rd. Bob Draper swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

First time through the order we go down in order...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Omar Flores leads off with our first hit of the game, a grounder to left. But Dave Benya grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and then gets himself caught stealing, so we can still lay claim to having left no runners on base...

Top of the Fifth:
Having congratulated ourselves on getting through the middle of their lineup with no damage done, we let Don Mosley double to left with 2 outs and Dick Becker single to score the run.... 1 to 0, Astros.

Bottom of the Fifth:
We get our own 2 out rally when Dave Lesley draws a walk. Woody Griesbach singles to center and Lesley heads to 3rd. CF Don Mosley throws the ball away for an error and Lesley scores to tie the game at 1! They walk Eddie Thomas intentionally to get to Angel Gaspar, though he truthfully is not a WHOLE lot worse than Thomas... It is a bit too early to pinch-hit, though... Gaspar strikes out.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Omar Flores leads off with a double to right center! But the next three make outs...

Bottom of the Seventh:
Woody Griesbach hits a 2 out double and goes to 3rd on a wild pitch, but PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) flies out to left.

Top of the Eighth:
Larry Sinchak is in to play 2nd and Dave Lesley moves over to short. Don Mosley grounds one to short and Lesley throws it away for a 2 base error... With 1 out, P Angel Gaspar balks Mosley to 3rd... With the infield in, Russ Mitchell beats out an infield hit and Mosley scores... 2 to 1, Astros. Their worst hitter has scored both of their runs... With P Pat Porter up, Gaspar balks again... With 2 outs, we walk Bob Trigg intentionally to face Dave Longman, who will be Gaspar's final batter of the day. Longman grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Eighth:
PH Paul Bouvet (26-R) works the count full and then grounds a hit to left. Omar Flores bunts him to 2nd. With a defensively challenged catcher like Dick Becker and an uber speedster on first like Bouvet, would not it make more sense to try to steal 2nd and then let Flores try to knock him in? Dave Benya hits a home run to right!!!! 3 to 2, Beavers!!! Bob Draper doubles down the right field line! The Astros manager is staying put in his seat in the dugout... Jeff Austin works the count full and then swings at the payoff pitch and homers to right center!!! 5 to 2, Beavers! Now, the Astros manager pops up out of his hole. New Pitcher: Dale West (25-R) with a 3.81 ERA in 49.2 IP. Tony Casarez hits one down the right field line just fair and just over the fence!!! 6 to 2, Beavers! The first time that the Beavers have ever hit 3 home runs in one inning!

Won - 6 to 2

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Houston had 5 hits and made 1 error

Angel Gaspar (W 5-4) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. He balked twice.
RHP Jorge Reyna pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Pat Porter (L 4-10) went 7.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

3B Omar Flores had 2 hits with a double. C Dave Benya hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. 1B Jeff Austin hit his 16th home run of the year and had 2 RBI. He has already matched his season total from last year! He is currently tied for 4th in the PCL in HR and is 6th in RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 10th home run. CF Woody Griesbach had 2 hits with a double. PH/2B Paul Bouvet had a hit and scored a run.